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Arkansas, along with quite a few other states it seems, doesn't care too much about my safety pertaining to fireworks. There's an age restriction and that's about it.
When I moved into this neighborhood about 6 months ago, the guys next door kept telling me to wait til the fourth. Apparently every year they had a big block party with BBQ grills going in every yard, the guy down the street brought his trampoline out for the kids, there would be beer for the grown-ups and, most importantly, some killer fireworks for all.
This year it didn't happen. The city council made it illegal to shoot off fireworks inside city limits a few weeks ago.
Here's what I think.... I'm a grown man. I'm responsible enough to maintain a household, I'm responsible enough to keep a job. Society trusts me enough to grant me a license to use of my speeding, metal, four-wheeled death machine, to carry a gun to hunt and the use of poisons to get rid of 'varmints' around the house. For some reason, however, they don't trust me enough to light a few fireworks.
Yes, there are a lot of idiots out there. But if society is going to punish the lot for the actions of a few bad (or just incredibly stupid) folks out there... well, you get the gist, right?
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